"Anytime you play a team like the Eagles that has so many blitzes and different looks, it's one way philosophically to give your guys some confidence."

Shoop went again with a bit of razzle-dazzle that backfired early in the fourth quarter. On first down from the Bears' 20, Miller pitched the ball to wide receiver Dez White in the backfield.

White bobbled and dropped the ball, the Eagles recovered at the Bears' 18 and David Akers put the Eagles ahead for good 16-13 with a 27-yard field goal.

"I didn't handle it well," said White, who acknowledged he ran without tucking the ball away. "I saw it and I felt like I was going to be comfortable getting it, but it was a little slicker than I thought it was and it just slipped off my fingers."